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Mental illness and the body beyond diagnosis

Observation of the body helps psychiatrists to determine the cause and treatment of mental illness. With reference to a range of theoretical perspectives including philosophy, psychoanalysis, feminism and sociology, this book explores the ways in which understanding 'lived experience' may usefully be applied to mental health practice.

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  • "Throughout history observation of the body has helped psychiatrists to determine the cause and treatment of mental illness. Today, practitioners routinely conduct detailed observations of a patient's appearance, posture, gesture and gait, thereby using the body as a diagnostic index. "Mental Illness and the Body" explores the concept of 'lived experience', whereby bodily presentation extends beyond a manifestation of mental illness. Louise Phillips suggests ways in which understanding 'lived experience' may usefully be applied to mental health practice. Key features include: an outline of history British psychiatry including treatments; the review of psychiatric texts identified by psychiatrists as essential to their training and practice; interviews with a variety of psychiatrists and nurses; analysis of feminism and the way its insights have been applied to understanding mental health and illness; and observations of, and interviews with, eight patients diagnosed with mental illness. "Mental Illness and the Body" is essential reading for mental health practitioners, allied professionals and anyone with an interest in the body and mental illness.; Insights from these disciplines are applied in an accessible manner to enable practitioners to develop a fuller understanding of the clinical significance of the body in mental health practice."
  • "Observation of the body helps psychiatrists to determine the cause and treatment of mental illness. With reference to a range of theoretical perspectives including philosophy, psychoanalysis, feminism and sociology, this book explores the ways in which understanding 'lived experience' may usefully be applied to mental health practice."@en

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  • "Mental illness and the body beyond diagnosis"
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  • "Mental illness and the body : beyond diagnosis"
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  • "Mental Illness and the Body: Beyond Diagnosis"

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